As Year Reflection

Reflecting back on the AS year

Before entering my AS year i had taken media for GCSE, it was my favorite subject therefore i knew i wanted to take it up as one of my A levels, although i knew it was going to be a big jump from GCSE i didn't realise how much more skills and knowledge i was going to learn throughout the AS year.

• Firstly each group had to create their own blog dedicated to their work which was filled information and images, this was my very first time of using a blog and learnt how to include various different pieces of technology such as including a GIF, how to blog a you tube video and post programs such as prezi. 
• After we filmed our prelim which taught us the basics on how to use a camera and to set up a tripod, we used these skills to film our thriller opening. 
• This lead on to us being taught how to use final cut pro which is a program which includes things such as editing footage -for example shortening a piece, or adding things such as transitions and titles. 
• Throughout the year we learnt how to use many other programs such as Quark, Camtasia and the equivalent to final cut pro but with sound which was soundtrack pro. 
• Not forgetting all the essentials such as being shown how to use a Camera (specific shots and angles for to convey different meanings) and finally how to upload videos. 

After completing all AS work for the last three weeks we teamed up with new people to film the first 30 seconds of a music video, this allowed us to get a feel for what practical we would be doing during A2 and simple techniques used when filming a music video such as no use of a tripod (having no static camera movements). 

Our group decided to film the first 30 seconds of Briney Spears -Hit me baby one more time, in which i was Britney. 

It can be seen here: 

The cover for our music video was planned and produced after we had filmed and edited the video itself, therefore the images i used had to be taken specifically from the footage which isnt ideal and ensures that when i create the cover for our A2 media video i will plan and take images while filming.